>> Of course they are allowed.  What rule do you imagine they migh  
>> violate?  spec gives a maximum length, but there is no minimum.

> Well, for example, there are (maybe?) physical specs for the  
> dimensions and appearance  of the external shaped strain-relief part  
> of the USB connector, right?  I myself have run into the annoyance of  
> being unable to plug a flash drive into a USB slot on a computer,  
> because the slot next to it was occupied and didn't leave room for  
> the THICKNESS of the drive.

I've run into that same situation.  The USB memory dongle in
question (from a name brand) came with a male-A/female-A cable
to be used in that case.  Raises interesting questions of "is
it an extension if it's the only cable involved" - eh? :-)

						Lee Jones

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